Total Crime Rate

80.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.4 8/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brooke Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Norwood , and the 303rd highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brooke Close (PR9 7TF) in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% higher than the Norwood average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brooke Close (PR9 7TF), the main crime hotspot is near Wavell Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brooke Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montgomery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wavell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wavell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooke Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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